The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Week
This week we have been celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. We have had a brilliant time learning about HRH Queen Elizabeth II.
History
The children completed a timeline of the Queen’s reign and important dates throughout her life.
Literacy
In Year 1, as part of our poetry unit we have been learning about rhyme and rhythm and using the works of Dr. Seuss to find rhyming words in poems. The children worked collaboratively to find the rhyming words. In addition, the children then created their own acrostic poem which they performed.
Music through the Decades.
The children loved performing the ChaCha Slide as a team. They have worked incredibly hard this term learning about direction and position. The ChaCha Slide song has been a great way to incorporate fitness, fun and learning the directions, left, right, forwards and backwards too!
Sofia: “I love the ChaCha slide song.”
Ivan: “ If you hold your hands up you can see a L and that’s your left hand.”
Jubilee Tea Party
As part of our work on fractions. The children were able to create their own afternoon tea sandwiches and scones and then cut their sandwiches into halves and quarters.
Apricot Class
Beech Class
Rio: “ I made quarters with my sandwich.”
Walnut Class
Broadford Jubilee Fun
Year 1 had a great time building castles, making dens and completing a royal scavenger hunt. Afterwards the children were rewarded with a party after their hard work.
Queen Elizabeth Books
We hope you enjoy reading through the new books which each child in Year 1 has been given. What a fantastic way to remember such a special time in our history.
Summer 1 Best Bits…
Opal
The children have been really enjoying their exploring and learning time in the outside area. It has been a great way of working together as a team to build castles in the sand and making their own dens and tents.
Literacy
This half term the children have loved learning about how we can help our world. They have written letters to Ms Nicholls informing her of all the work they have done at home and school, created posters and information leaflets too!
RWI Virtual School
Phonics Screening Test
The children have continued to enjoy reading the real and alien words. The Year 1 Phonics Check Week begins in June after half term. Please see below some additional resources which can be used at home.
2019 Screening Test Information
Maths
This half term, we have focussed on measuring and positions. Webeen practising how to tell the time to o’ clock and half past the hour. We have been measuring time and answering reasoning questions too. Helping your child tell the time is a great way to help with their learning at home.
Topmarks - Telling the Time Games
What an amazing half term the children have had. We wish you a fabulous and hopefully sunny half term break and look forward to the children returning on Tuesday 7th June 2022.
